FRUSTRATED neighbours are raising money for an electronic road sign in a bid to slow down dangerous drivers.

People in the Trinity ward of Burnley are taking matters into their own hands by funding a £2,500 vehicle-activated speed sign after Lancashire County Council said it could not afford to buy one.

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Andy Fewings, who lives in the area, said a sign is needed to slow down drivers who ignore the 20 miles per hour limit.

The signs measure the speed of oncoming vehicles and tells drivers if they are going too fast.

They can be put up for a period of time and moved to other streets.

The residents appealed to Lancashire County Council for funding but were told there was not enough money for more signs.

Mr Fewings, 32, said people want change before an accident occurs.

He said: “People ignore the 20 miles per hour signs and use the roads as rat runs to get to the motorway, it’s very dangerous.

“The signs circulate throughout Burnley but sadly there just not enough to have an effect.

“Scott Park Road and St Matthew Street get a sign at the moment but they do not appear regularly enough to have an affect on traffic.

“Myself and others want to raise money to have one in the ward which could be put up a lot more often.

“We have to do it ourselves because otherwise the signs are not going to go up and people will keep speeding.

“I hope we can raise the money and make our roads that bit safer.”

The county council added some streets into the existing rotation to help keep speeds down earlier this year.

The group was told it would have to regulate its use, as well as maintain it if it raised enough money.

The county council spokesman said: “We have a number of speed indicator devices which are circulated between sites where people are concerned about speeding, to encourage drivers to observe the speed limit.

“A number of community organisations and parish councils also own speed indicator devices, and we have worked with them to provide poles to mount the devices.

“However no funding is currently available from the Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety to help community organisations buy further devices.”

To donate visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/andy-burnley-road-safety.